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STV - "Celtic ITV" on a cheaper valuation

October 2013

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  • Epic Code:
  • STVG
  • Price:
  • 256p
The simplest reason why STV is likely to prove a good medium term investment is that its two free-to-air terrestrial channels in Central Scotland and Northern Scotland show no sign of losing their audiences in the era of multi-channel television. STV's audiences have held up well because the company is an ITV affiliate, which gives it the right to transmit ITV content including great programmes like Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Downton Abbey. The quality of the schedule and a better economy has been powering resurgent demand from advertisers who find that it gives them density and is the most immediate way to boost sales.The broadcast business is therefore stable and cash generative but real growth is coming from a fast ...

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